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1 бедность почвы
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2 бедность
ж.1. poverty; ( скудость) poornessбедность воображения — poverty of one's imagination
2. ( нужда) poverty, indigence, penury -
3 бедность
ж.1) ( недостаточность) poverty; ( скудость) poornessбе́дность по́чвы — poorness of the soil
бе́дность воображе́ния — poverty of one's imagination
2) ( нужда) poverty, indigence, penuryжить в бе́дности — live in poverty
черта́ / поро́г бе́дности — poverty line
борьба́ с бе́дностью — war on poverty
••бе́дность не поро́к — poverty is no crime / sin
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4 неплодородность почвы
General subject: poorness of the soil, poverty of the landУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > неплодородность почвы
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5 бедность
Существительное бедность в значении 'нужда, материальная недостаточность' передается английским poverty: жить в бедности – to live in poverty. Бедность ('скудость, убожество'), как правило, передается существительным poorness, реже poverty: бедность почвы – poorness (poverty) of the soil, убожество мысли – poorness (poverty) of ideas, бедность театральной постановки – poorness of a theatrical performance. Следует иметь в виду, что poorness никогда не употребляется для характеристики имущественного положения людей.Трудности английского языка (лексический справочник). Русско-английский словарь > бедность
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